Senator escapes death, three of his security aides injured as gunmen attack his convoy along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja road

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Clifford Ordia has narrated how he escaped suspected bandits’ attack on his convoy along the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja road on Monday.

Ordia, who represents Edo Central, said he was attacked twice by the criminals on the same day. He told newsmen in Abuja he narrowly escaped death when the suspected bandits opened fire on his convoy, while returning to Abuja from his hometown in Edo State. He said during the exchange of gun fire between the criminals and security officers attached to him, three policemen sustained bullet wounds. He said one of the wounded policemen is in a critical condition, but responding to treatment in one of the hospitals in Abuja. He said his personal vehicle was riddled with bullets though he was lucky to have escaped unhurt. He called on the Federal Government to urgently restructure the security architecture.

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